Man, I[strike] was [/strike]would have been pissed off.
Even I'm not that old, lol
You might recall me ragging on Mercury Morris for his "not in the neighborhood" commentary regarding the 1972 undefeated season of the Dolphins vs. the Packers having gone undefeated many years prior, due to ties not counting at all in the NFL standings until 1972.
Here is my little piece of trivia, coupled with my observation that it just doesn't "look right", in the equity department.
In 1932, the Chicago Bears were the NFL champions.
Their record was 7 wins, 1 loss and 6 ties.
We finished second.
Our record was 10 wins 3 losses and 1 tie.
As far as I am concerned, we have won 13 NFL championships, not 12.
That's bullshit, and I'm pissed now. :thumbleft:
The great 1932 NFL hose job Is it any wonder they changed the rule in 1933? I wasn't there, as I have said, but you have to believe that everyone saw the inequity of this, even in the teeth of probably some hatred of the Pack (had won the previous 3 times in a row--think Patriots, here, lol)
Before 1933, the Champion was the team with the highest winning percentage, thus the Bears, who had a winning percentage of .875, beat the Packers, who had a winning percentage of .769, for the Championship.
This whole post may be less than worthless to many/most, but I find the whole thing of some interest.